Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-11
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TIE Prohibitioa county committee met ct
@. A. h hail, q 10 o'clock this morning, with
Chalrmaa Lsfevro prssiding. The districts
Wee4 ~, 9Th, 9Th and pth wards, city, Nj
burg borough, 1st and "a warda
The sscfesary being absent, Q. b. Hershey,
q Mount Joy borough, was elected to flll the
vaoancy.
The president rsad the call Of A. A. stev.
ems, chairman Of the state committee, for .
STATE coovention as Harrisburg, on Wednes.
day, August oath. Esch county II entitled to
four times - many delegates - there men,
benK the legislatufA
x,mmunication was read from The
Voice, the Prohibition organ, Offering to
Surniah y canvasser 70 raise funds In this
county r. the coming campaign. The result
Of this pla n Of work In Q number Of counties
IN New York state, showing ih great sue
CO.. was referred to The terms Of the
canvaner arc Us per week and expenses and
he gurantees to collect twice - much as his
salary and expenseA The fund raised 10 to
be distributed In the following manner 30
per cent to b expended for lecturers, 10 per
cent to the state committee and 20 per cent
for temperance literature, published by the
Tofce.
Tho communication was referred to Messrs.
Bschman, Of Strssburg, Brosius, Of Ssds.
bury and Leonard, city, TO report on the sd-
visibility OF accepting the terms OF the Voice.
The ecommittee reported that the plan was
not feasible. A long discussion followed, the
general sentiment being that " . canvssser is
TO be appointed 1t should be . Lancaster
county man. The report Of the committee
was received and adopted.
The chairman reported that many OF the
members had neglected TO furnish him with
the list of Prohibitionists nd temperance
people, and he hoped they would attend to
the matter before the county convention
meets. With complete list Of the temper
ance people in the county good work can be
done.
Mr. Leonard moved to 20 into the election
OF delegates to the state convention, but
the motion was ruled out OF order, as the
rules provide for q county convention to
select them.
MI. Brosius moved that the convention be
held on August at 1890 o'clock, and Mr..
Black moved to amend by naming the 18th
Of August
was contemplated ON the evening OF the con-
vention, and the court house could not be
secured for the 18th on account of quarter
k,,re k,ah h~l Ho~
ming OF the Sth. State Secretary Hunter has
agreed to speak on either OF the above eve.
nings.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Black was
adopted. The next resolution offered was ss
follows:
Resolpsd, That the Prohibitionists Of Ian
caster county be requested, in accord with
the rules OF the party, to assemble, at such
plsce as the member OF the county committee
for the several districts may designate, on
Saturday, July 80 to elect delegates to the
county convention, 10 assemble on Angus.
15, 1857.
The resolution was adopted after some dis.
cussion.
Some OF the members were opposed to
holding primary election, Is the vote was
too small in several of the districts. Mr..
Black referred to the difficulty the temper.
ance men Of the city would have in holding
, primary in ipth3rum-ridden city. He felt
lp0olA1xked however at the great work that
has been done by the Prohibitionists of the
country. 1t looked very much - II the
movement was marching onward, ss is indi.
Gated by the recent convention in
Ohio which was attended by 1900 del.
egates. There are but six states In the
Union in which prohibition o: local option
are not in force. Pennsylvania Is one OF
them. The sentiment In growing in the
south and at Fort Worth, Texas, on July
there we're $4,000 persons at . Prohibition
meeting and the rum-sellers are appealing to
their friends in the North and East TO aid
them with funds to help them to defeat pro.
hibition.
A motion to send an address TO the tenn
perance voters OF the county caused con-
discussion. MIR. Black said that the
Republican party In caucus favored
submitting the prohibition amend.
menf, but that party 10 not in
lavor OF prohibition. The party voted for
submission because respectable number Of
people demanded It The Republican party
Ia now In favor OF prohibition and the Demo.
cratic party is s4uarely against it. High
license was favored by the Republicans,
not as temperance measure, but as a rev.
Mr.. Leonard said the history OF the Repub.
licAn party was one OF policy at all times and
not principle.
DR.. Martin also favored vigorous address
being sent 70 every temperance man. 1t
would stir them up and do good. He also
referred to the course of the local papers on
Tho prohibition question, and firmly bel Ieved
that tho NsW Era would soon he q full
tisdged Prohibition paper.
Mr.. B4chmsn said ne wrote to the Neio
Era and asked the question whether high
license lessening the number of licensed
places was an advantage to prohibition and the
answer he received WAS that any one knew
that with smaller number OF licensed places
here would be less crime and drunkenness
His own view was statistics did not bear ont
hat answer. He also made the statement
hat II 1t paid either OF the daily papers In
his city to be Prohibition papers they would
.hange front at once and endorse the Pro-
1ibitiou platform.
The member from Drumore sst said that
ome OF the Prohibitionists In his township
lad been induced to 60 back on their party
" the prora!se OF township office.
The chairman was directed to prepare an
address,, with the assistance OF such persons
y he desired to call to his aid.
s'Craw ford, Leonard and Campbell
Rere appointed committee to audit the &C.
,Ounts OF Treasurer Black, after which the
,Ommittee adjourned.